39 CFR § 3030.284 - Limitations on discounts below avoided cost.

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title: "39 CFR § 3030.284 - Limitations on discounts below avoided cost."
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section_name: "Limitations on discounts below avoided cost."
chapter_name: "POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS GOVERNING MARKET DOMINANT PRODUCTS, COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS, PRODUCT LISTS, AND MARKET TESTS"
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part_name: "REGULATION OF RATES FOR MARKET DOMINANT PRODUCTS"
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# 3030.284 Limitations on discounts below avoided cost.

(a) No proposal to adjust a rate may set a workshare discount that would be below the cost avoided by the Postal Service for not providing the applicable service, unless at least one of the following reasons provided in paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section applies.

(b) The proposed workshare discount is associated with a new postal service, a change to an existing postal service, or a new workshare initiative.

(c) The proposed workshare discount is a minimum of 20 percent more than the existing workshare discount.

(d) The proposed workshare discount is set in accordance with a Commission order issued pursuant to § 3030.286.

(e) The percentage passthrough for the proposed workshare discount is at least 85 percent.